ENGENDER
Dictionary entry overview: What does engender mean?
• ENGENDER (verb)
The verb ENGENDER has 2 senses:
1. call forth
2. make children
Familiarity information: ENGENDER used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ENGENDER (verb)
Meaning:
Call forth
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
breed; engender; spawn
Hypernyms (to "engender" is one way to...):
cause; do; make (give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Make children
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
beget; father; sire; engender; mother; bring forth; generate; get
Context examples:
Abraham begot Isaac / Men often father children but don't recognize them
Hypernyms (to "engender" is one way to...):
create; make (make or cause to be or to become)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
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